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LOT 0790
Roman Putto Casket Mount
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (15.6 grams, 27 mm).
Hollow to the reverse, formed as the mask of a putto with wavy locks framing the fleshy face; remains of stud to centre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman.
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